Thanks for the rec on Shakespeare Behind Bars. I just added it to my Netflix "queue". I'll share some thoughts once I view it...
I actually haven't yet seen Images. I remember your recommending...
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Thanks for the rec on Shakespeare Behind Bars. I just added it to my Netflix "queue". I'll share some thoughts once I view it...
I actually haven't yet seen Images. I remember your recommending...
Yes, quite a canon indeed. Thinking about it...one thing I love about Altman is that his movies aren't easily quotable. They're not movies with the memorable punchlines or dialogue that you'll find...
Hey Oscar. Yeah, I've missed you guys too. Just been really busy this year...haven't seen as many films at the theater as I would have liked, but I have kept up a pretty good stream of Netflix...
Yeah, Johann, it's heady stuff.
Another "overlooked" Altman film to check out: O.C. and Stiggs. Altman was hired to make an 80's teen film (whose idea was that?), and the end result is a...
Robert Altman died today. He was a truly an "independent" and original filmmaker. If you haven't done so already, take the time to get reaquainted with such films as "Nashville", "McCabe & Mrs....
This may have already been discussed elsewhere on these threads, but The Passenger is finally being released on DVD. It's also in limited release right now at some theaters in the U.S. I had the...
True, Freewheelin' Bob Dylan isn't entirely a "protest song" album, but five protest songs on that album sure beats the zero found on his first two "electric" albums, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde...
Further discussion on Huckabees:
I watched the film again this weekend, and I do appreciate it more every time I see it. I think my approach now is to stop analyzing the philosophical...
This was one of the most intriguing aspects of the film to me. Dylan was a "protest singer" early in his musical career, but he was never particularly political on specific subjects. It was only...
I like your review of this film, Johann, but maybe I didn't see Theo as being quite so "narrow-minded'. Yes, he was more practical than Vincent, whose brilliance lay in his madness. But Theo was...
I'm glad you've formed a more positive opinion of this film now. It seems to be a film about which people have strong reactions either way. On another thread here, Johann tears it apart. My...
Martin Scorcese's documentary on Bob Dylan will be aired on PBS tomorrow and Tuesday nights. This follows the release of the film on DVD last week. I couldn't wait a week, so I bought the DVD. For...
Hey, wait a minute, you don't even live here do you? What are you getting so worked up about? It's not your fault America is the way it is. Just enjoy your freedoms in Canada, and hope they don't...
OK, I guess the Cinematheque and Cinema Paradiso (among others) would qualify under this category. The Cinematheque in particular sounds interesting - I'll try to check it out next time I'm there. ...
Me too. It's a deal. I may be back later this fall.
So apparently Miami doesn't have any "art house" movie theaters, other than the Cosford? That's surprising. Houston's got a couple from the...
I completely agree, Oscar. Of course, there were many of us who didn't vote for Bush, but it was unbelievable that he was reelected after all the fiascos of his first term.
I consider the...
Well, it certainly wasn't taboo when Clinton was impeached for a little white lie involving getting a blowjob in the Oval Office. That was an impeachable offense, but the massive...
Exactly. The economic machine keeps humming and the profits soar. Middle class America is appeased because their 401(k) accounts get bigger. No one gives a thought to cause and effect.
Term limits....only 38 months until we can elect a new president...maybe the Dems can at least retake the House and Senate next year.
The Bush team seemed convinced that private enterprise and the...
What's going on in New Orleans, and the amount of devastation there, is incomprehensible. It's impossible that this could be happening in this country (or anywhere in the western world) today. And...
It's impossible to say exactly what the result would have been had these funds been used for work on the levees. Maybe it would have made a difference. Right now I can't understand why the breaks...
Still haven't watched "Othello" but will do so soon after finishing the play.
I did watch Olivier's classic recreation of "Richard III", and I was mostly disappointed that he made so many changes...
The situation is that on the DVD version available here in the States, there is no subtitle option. Yes, the film is in English (Shakespeare era, of course), but, as in all Shakespeare, the dialogue...
Yeah, I started watching Othello before reading the play and then realized the Welles' version doesn't have the subtitle option on DVD. I want to be more familiar with the text and subject matter...
I've really enjoyed reading your comments on Welles, Oscar. I've watched a couple of his films recently, and I'm struck at how ahead of his time he was. Touch of Evil and The Lady from Shanghai...